When Emma Baiz first opened Centrifuge Indoor Cycling Studio, she not only wanted to create a business that would help people get fit and live a healthy lifestyle, she also wanted to create an environmentally-conscious business.

When one walks into Morty & Edna’s Craft Kitchen in Lake Placid, there is a feeling of warmth and comfort, almost like the feeling one may get stepping into grandma and grandpa’s house – but with a modern, industrial twist.

Retired school teacher, and wine connoisseur, Lori Stover is living her best second act in life. She and her partner, Pat Bassett, decided to take their passion for wine and turn it into a unique business.

The Florida SBDC at the University of South Florida is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide partnership program nationally accredited by the Association of America’s SBDCs and funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida, and other private and public partners, with the University of West Florida serving as the network's lead host institution. Florida SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.